On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:03:03 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Have you a mono button on your system? What happens if you press this - to
the sound from the speakers and headphones?

Much to my amazement, when I switched the FM mode to 'mono' the audible
output from the speakers went lower and muffled - much like the mic.
speech on ClassicFM! The very opposite of what one would expect.

N.B. I am also trying a different pair of speakers, replacing my own
Goodmans Wharfedales by a pair of ATL 705 Pro's.
It has made not the slightest difference to the core problem.

And have you another source -
like CD - to try through the same amp/speaker combination?

Tried that; CD music is excellent - but I don't have any with speech.

Interestingly, I listened also to Radio 3, and found the presenter's live
speech was fine, as was the music...

As I said earlier, with ClassicFM the music is fine, as are also the
pre-recorded commercials; it's just that what I take to be the live mic.
feed that distorts dreadfully - low and muffled, with a little hiss.

I guess the time is appoaching to look look for a different receiver to
try. (This one is a 4-year-old JVC RX-6010RBK.)

--
Maurice Batey
(Retired in Surrey, UK)